Henry IV, Part II
ISC RADIO SHAKESPEARE LAB
Cast for the Recordings
Facilitated, edited, and with music composed & performed by Ariana Karp, Artistic Director
Samantha Blinn as Mistress Quickly, Lady Percy, Lord Hastings, Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, & Epilogue
Rhoda Bodzin as Lord Chief Justice, Silence, Moldy, & Beadle
Amber Devlin as Justice Shallow, Morton, Snare, Lady Northumberland, Peto, Will the 3rd Drawer, Harcourt, & 2nd Groom
Eric Devlin as King Henry IV & Francis
Ellyn Heald as Doll Tear-sheet, Poins, Fang, Westmoreland, Messenger, Coleville, Feeble, & 3rd Groom
Marty Madden as Sir John Falstaff
Mike Marcou as Archbishop of York, Bardolph, & Pistol
Liam Mitchell as John of Lancaster, Lord Bardolph, Pageboy, Warwick, & 1st Groom
Danielle Reddick as Rumor, Porter, 2nd Drawer, Northumberland, Shadow, Wart, Mowbray Lord Marshal, Thomas Duke of Clarence, & Davy
Noah Segard as Prince Hal (later King Henry V), Travers, Servant, Thomas Gower, & Bullcalf
“If I had a thousand sons, the first humane principal I would teach them, should be to forswear thin potations, and to addict themselves to sack.”
Tabling: Henry IV, Part II
Links to the discussions that the cast had in preparation for the recordings. You can subscribe to Radio Shakespeare Lab and Tabling: The Podcast on any of your favorite podcasting platforms!
“How many thousand of my poorest subjects
Are at this hour asleep? O sleep, O gentle sleep,
Natures soft nurse, how have I frighted thee,
That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down,
And steep my senses in forgetfulness?”
iReadShakespeare Resources
A wonderful resource and support page for readers and those looking for further information on Shakespeare’s plays.
Henry IV, Part II Readers Page A plethora of resources!
Henry IV, Part II Character Chart Shows which scenes each of the characters appears in and how many lines they have in each scene.
Historical Henry IV, Part II Gives you brief descriptions of each of the historical characters
The Radio Play
Originally released on Radio Shakespeare Lab, March 26 thru April 9, 2021. Each track is a scene from King Henry IV, Part II, voiced by actors from across the country and includes sound effects and original music. The act and scene breaks are based on the 1623 Folio.